Board  of  Trustees 


OF  THE 


TO  THE 


Thirty-First  General  Assembly 

OF  THE 

STATE  OF  ILLINOIS. 


Bloomington,  Illinois. 

PANTAGRAPH  PRINTING  ESTABLISHMENT. 


1879. 


Bloomington,  Illinois. 

TAGRAPH  PRINTING  ESTABLISHMENT. 


1879. 


A MEMO  RIAL 


OF  THE 


Board  of  Trustees 


OF  THE 


\ 

TO  THE 


Thirty-First  General  Assembly 


OF  THE 

STATE  OF  ILLINOIS. 


Bloomington,  Illinois. 

PANTAGRAPH  PRINTING  ESTABLISHMENT. 


1879. 


TRUSTEES’  REPORT. 


State  of  Illinois, 

Office  Board  of  Trustees  Soldiers’  Orphans’  Home, 

January  25th,  1879. 

To  the  Hons.  John  M.  Hamilton , 

Thomas  F.  Mitchell , 

Henry  A.  Ewing , and 
T.  P.  Rogers: 

Gentlemen: — We  have  recently  received  from  you  the  fol- 
lowing letter  of  inquiry. 

State  of  Illinois, 

Senate  Chamber, 
Springfield,  January  16th,  1879. 

To  the  Hon.  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  Soldiers'1  Orphans'  Home: 

Gentlemen: — We,  the  undersigned,  members  of  the  Legislature  of  the 
State  of  Illinois  from  the  Twenty- Eighth  District,  hereby  respectfully  request 
that  you  will  officially  furnish  us,  at  the  earliest  practical  day,  with  specific  and 
itemized  information  in  regard  to  the  management  and  working  of  the  Soldiers’ 
Orphans'  Home,  in  the  following  particulars : 

First.  What  rules  are  enforced  by  the  Board  of  Trustees,  regulating  the 
admission  of  children  to  the  Home  ? 

Second.  Are  there  now  any  children  being  cared  for  in  the  Home  whose 
cases  do  not  come  strictly  under  your  rules,  and  the  law  regulating  the  Home  ? 

If  so,  please  state  specially  what  the  exceptions  are,  who  they  are,  and  all 
the  particulars  of  such  cases. 


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Illinois  Soldiers ’ 'Orphans'*  Home. 

Third.  Please  state  how  many  counties  of  the  State  of  Illinois  are  now 
represented  by  children  in  the  Home,  and  name  the  counties  so  represented. 

Fourth.  Please  state,  in  general  terms,  your  method  of  purchasing  sup- 
plies for  the  Home,  and  your  manner  of  distributing  the  same. 

Fifth.  Please  state  your  estimate  of  the  number  of  soldiers’  children  now 
in  said  Home,  who  would  be  homeless,  friendless,  or  paupers,  if  not  taken  care 
of  in  the  Home. 

Very  respectfully,  yours, 

John  M.  Hamilton, 
Thomas  F.  Mitchell, 
Henry  A.  Ewing, 

Thomas  P.  Rogers. 

We  beg  leave  to  submit  to  you,  and  through  you  to  the 
Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  of  the  State  of  Illinois,  the 
following  answers  to  the  inquiries  contained  in  said  letter : 

1.  The  following  blank  form  of  admission  is  furnished  per- 
sons desiring  to  make  application  to  the  Home,  and  children  are 
admitted  upon  said  application  only  when  the  applicant  conforms 
strictly  and  literally  to  the  requirements  of  said  form : 


FORM  OF  APPLICATION 


FOR  ADMISSION  TO  THE 

ILLINOIS  SOLDIERS’  ORPHANS’  HOME. 


(form  of  application.) 

TO  THE  TRUSTEES  OF  THE  SOLDIERS'  ORPHANS'  HOME  OF  THE  STATE  OF  ILLINOIS: 


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Illinois  Soldiers ’ Orphans'  Home. 

2.  There  are  no  children  now  in  the  Home  who  were  not 
placed  here  in  strict  accordance  with  the  above  prescribed  form 
of  admission. 

3.  There  are,  at  present  forty-seven  counties  of  the  State 
of  Illinois  represented  in  the  Home,  as  will  be  seen  from  the  fol- 
lowing list : 


COUNTIES  REPRESENTED  AND  THE  NUMBER  OF  CHILDREN  FROM  EACH 

COUNTY. 


Bureau  - 

3 

Mason  ... 

1 

Champaign 

17 

McDonough 

2 

Clark  - 

- 

14 

McLean  - 

38 

Cook 

4 

Mercer  - 

3 

Douglas 

- 

2 

Morgan 

5 

Du  Page  - 

4 

Peoria  - 

11 

Fayette 

- 

1 

Perry  - 

1 

Franklin  - 

1 

Piatt  - 

3 

Fulton  - 

- 

3 

Pike 

2 

Greene 

1 

Rock  Island  - 

18 

Grundy 

- 

8 

Sangamon 

5 

Hancock  - 

1 

Scott  - 

5 

Henry  - 

- 

1 

Tazewell  - 

2 

Iriquois 

3 

Union  - 

7 

Jefferson 

- 

1 

V ermilion 

2 

Jo  Daviess 

1 

Wabash 

9 

Kane  - 

- 

1 

Warren 

8 

Kankakee 

1 

White  - 

2 

Knox  - 

- 

4 

Whiteside 

1 

La  Salle  - 

21 

Will  - 

10 

Lee 

- 

3 

Winnebago 

2 

Livingston 

6 

W oodford 

4 

Logan  - 

- 

11 

— 

Macon 

Marion 

- 

21 

17 

Total 

291 

4.  All  supplies 

for 

the  institution  are  purchased, 

upon 

requisition  approved  by  the  Board  of  Trustees,  in  open  market, 
always  soliciting  competition,  and  making  purchases  from  the 


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Illinois  Soldiers'  Orphans'  Home. 

lowest  responsible  competitor ; staple  dry  goods  and  clothing  are 
purchased  in  yearly  and  semi-yearly  quantities,  thereby  getting 
greatly  reduced  rates,  but  owing  to  our  very  limited  room  for 
storing  groceries  and  provisions,  we  are  compelled  to  make  pur- 
chases in  this  line  monthly.  Some  of  the  most  important  items, 
however,  such  as  meat,  flour,  milk,  ice,  coal,  &c.,  are  furnished 
by  contract,  which  enables  us  to  obtain  them  at  wholesale  prices. 
All  goods  when  purchased  are  received  by  the  supply  officer  and 
placed  in  rooms  set  aside  for  that  purpose,  and  issued  therefrom 
by  said  supply  officer,  in  such  quantities  as  are  required  for  daily 
consumption,  upon  requisitions  from  the  several  departments, 
approved  by  the  Superintendent. 

5.  Of  the  two  hundred  and  ninety-one  children,  now  in- 
mates of  the  Home,  there  are,  probably,  about  forty  who  would 
have  some  kind  of  a home  to  go  to  were  they  discharged  from 
this  institution,  the  remaining  two  hundred  and  flfty-one  would, 
in  our  best  judgment  be  left  entirely  without  homes,  or  friends 
who  are  able  to  care  for  them. 

Prior  to  the  receipt  of  your  letter,  the  Board  had  prepared 
for  publication  a statement  supplementary  to  their  rgeular  bien- 
nial report,  wffiich  was  intended  to  be  printed  with  said  report ; 
but  as  the  matters  it  contains  follow  naturally  in  the  line  of  your 
inquiry,  and  will  throw  additional  light  upon  several  topics  of 
especial  interest  to  the  Legislature  and  the  people  of  the  State, 
we  have  concluded  to  print  the  same  in  this  connection.  Said 
supplementary  statement  is  as  follows  : 

Dr.  Fred  II.  Wines , Secretary  of  State  Board  of  Charities , 
Springfield , Illinois : 

Dear  Sir: — The  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  Soldiers’  Or- 
phans’ Home,  recognizing  that  the  trust  imposed  upon  them  is 
of  a public  character,  and  that  the  institution  they  have  been 
chosen  to  manage  is  supported  by  public  taxation,  respectfully 
present  to  the  Board  of  Public  Charities,  and  through  them  to 


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Illinois  Soldiers ’ Orphans'  Home . 

the  Governor,  and  the  people  of  the  State  of  Illinois,  the  follow- 
ing additional  statement  of  the  management  and  affairs  of  the 
said  institution. 

We  are  prompted  to  this  course  by  the  fact  made  known  to 
us,  in  many  ways,  that  there  is  a wide  spread  belief  that  parties’ 
children  who  are  inmates  of  the  home,  are  there  without  license 
of  law ; and  from  a further  wide  spread  belief  that  the  time  has 
passed  wherein  it  was  naturally  possible  that  there  should  be  or- 
phans entitled  to  the  benefits  of  the  Home  under  existing  law, 
we  therefore  submit : 

First.  Statement  of  Isaac  H Phillips,  Esq.,  the  Treasurer 
of  the  Board,  who  has  brought  into  a compact  shape  the  many 
laws  regulating  the  question  of  admission  to  the  Home,  and  the 
Board  adopts  and  reports  his  conclusions  in  the  case  as  their 
own.  They  are  as  follows  : 

“The  law  authorizes  children  to  enter  the  Home  upon  the 
following  requisites  only : 

1st.  That  the  child  applying  shall  be  indigent 

2d.  That  the  father  served  in  the  army  of  the  Union  during 
the  war  of  the  rebellion. 

3d.  That  the  father  died  or  was  disabled  by  means  of 
wounds  or  disease  received  in  such  service. 

4th.  That  the  father  since  the  close  of  the  war  has  died 
from  any  cause.” 

We  beg  to  refer  to  the  report  of  Mr.  Phillips,  herewith  sub- 
mitted and  marked  “Exhibit  Ho.  1,”  and  make  it  a part  of  our 
report. 

Second.  There  are  at  present  in  the  Home  two  hundred 
and  ninety-one  children. 

■A  carefully  prepared  roster  shows,  that  of  this  number,  both 
parents  of  thirty-two  inmates  are  living;  the  mothers  of  forty- 
one  of  the  inmates  are  dead ; the  fathers  of  one  hundred  and 
eighty-two  of  the  inmates  are  dead ; both  the  father  and  mother 
of  thirty-six  of  the  inmates  are  dead. 

It  will  be  seen  that  of  the  total  number  of  two  hundred  and 
ninety-one,  two  hundred  and  eighteen  have  lost  their  fathers ; 
seventy-three  have  their  fathers  living.  An  examination  of  the 
roster  will  show  that  nearly  or  quite  all  of  the  seventy-three 


Illinois  Soldiers'  Orphans'  Home. 


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men  have  been  totally  disabled,  most  of  them  physically,  some 
few  of  them  mentally  and  morally. 

We  beg  to  refer  to  the  detailed  roster  herewith  presented, 
marked  “Exhibit  N o.  2,”  and  made  a part  of  this  report. 

The  Board  desire  to  add,  at  this  point,  that  they  have  been 
necessarily  guided  in  the  matter  of  admitting  children  by  the  affi- 
davits which  have  been  furnished  them.  The  Board  have  re- 
quired from  every  applicant  the  written  statement,  under  oath  of 
responsible  parties,  as  to  the  financial  and  physical  condition  of 
the  applicants.  These  affidavits  are  on  file  with  the  Secretary  of 
the  Board. 

If  they,  or  any  of  them,  are  false,  the  matter  is  one  requir- 
ing the  attention  of  the  State’s  Attorneys  of  the  several  counties, 
and  if  proper  representations  are  made  to  the  Board  in  any  case 
setting  forth  that  the  charity  of  the  State  has  been  abused  by  any 
applicant,  the  Board  will  undertake  to  furnish  to  the  proper  local 
authorities  the  necessary  proof  for  indictments  and  prosecutions. 

The  affidavits  have  been  made  either  before  a Circuit  or 
County  Judge,  a Justice  of  the  Peace,  ora  Notary  Public,  and  as 
the  law  is  public,  it  is  unreasonable  to  believe  that  these  gentle- 
men, or  any  others,  would  knowingly  or  willingly  connive  at  an 
imposition  upon  the  State.  We  prefer  to  believe  that  the  facts 
have  been  exactly  as  represented  by  them.  Parties  who  have 
vouched  for  the  correctness  of  the  statements  of  the  applicants 
have  been,  among  others,  trustees  of  village  boards,  physicians, 
lawyers,  merchants,  farmers,  men  of  credibility  and  standing. 

The  Board  is  unwilling  to  believe,  in  any  instance,  where 
positive  proof  does  not  exist  to  that  effect  that  a conspiracy  has 
existed  to  defraud  the  State,  and  to  cheat  its  noblest  charity. 

Third.  The  Board  further  report  that  as  shown  by  their 
regular  biennial  report,  the  average  attendance  of  the  inmates  of 
the  Home  during  the  year  ending  September  30,  1877,  was  two 
hundred  and  seventy-five,  at  an  average  cost  of  one  hundred  and 
seventy-two  dollars  and  twelve  cents  per  child.  That  in  the  year 
ending  September  30,  1878,  the  average  attendance  was  increased 
to  two  hundred  and  ninety-one,  and  the  average  cost  per  child 
was  reduced  to  one  hundred  and  sixty  dollars  and  thirty-six  cents, 
which  amount  includes  the  large  expenditures  for  repairing  floors, 
repainting,  plastering,  extending  the  library  and  replacing  old, 


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Illinois  Soldiers ’ Orphans ’ Rome. 


worn  furniture  and  carpets.  The  buildings  having  been  erected 
some  ten  years,  repairs  were  necessary  and  have  been  ordered 
and  paid  for. 

The  Board  desire  a close  scrutiny  of  the  work  that  they  have 
accomplished  during  the  present  year,  in  making  for  these  chil- 
dren a home  indeed,  as  well  as  in  name.  More  contented,  happy, 
well  fed,  well  disciplined  children  of  equal  number  cannot  be 
found,  we  venture  to  say,  in  any  of  our  public  schools  where  the 
children  go  daily  to  and  from  their  homes,  and  are  under  the  im- 
mediate care  and  supervision  of  loving  parents  or  guardians. 
The  Board  have  introduced  into  the  Home  a system  of  calisthe- 
nics. Under  the  able  supervision  of  the  Superintendent,  the 
girls  have  been  and  are  being  trained  in  household  duties,  kitch- 
en and  dining  room  and  main  room,  taught  to  make  their  own 
clothes,  and  trained  to  exercise  those  faculties  which  will  hereaf- 
ter adorn  and  beautify  the  homes  where  they  may  be  located. 

Their  lives  have  been  brightened  as  far  as  possible  in  their 
sorrowful  circumstances,  without  additional  expense,  but  on  the 
contrary,  at  a greatly  diminished  expense.  Diversity  of  apparel 
has  been  introduced.  The  mournful  uniformity  of  stripes  and 
bars  and  spots  has  been  discarded. 

The  boys  have  been  trained  and  are  being  trained  in  all 
works  relating  to  farm,  garden  and  house. 

We  believe  that  when  the  children  shall  leave  the  Home 
they  will  be  found  immensely  benefitted,  mentally,  morally  and 
physically  by  their  stay  at  this  institution. 

This  charity  cannot  be  measured  by  the  amount  of  its  cost 
in  dollars  and  cents;  it  must  be  measured  by  its  great  achieve- 
ments in  the  State,  by  the  future  conduct  of  its  children  fitted  for 
usefulness  and  good  citizenship. 

The  Board  desire  to  add  that  they  have  sought  to  make  the 
charity  of  the  institution  as  extensive  as  possible,  so  that  parties 
from  every  county  in  the  State  might  be  notified  to  attend  and 
find  an  open  place. 

Very  respectfully  submitted.  John  I.  Rinaker, 

John  C.  Black, 
Duncan  M.  Funk, 

Trustees. 


Clark  L.  Gill,  Sec'y. 


Illinois  Soldiers ’ Orphans'1  Home . 


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(Exhibit  Number  1.) 

To  the  Honorable  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  Illinois  Soldiers ’ 
Orphans ’ Home. 

At  your  special  meeting,  held  Nov.  26,  1878,  the  following 
preamble  and  resolutions  were  adopted  : 

Whereas,  great  uncertainty  exists  in  the  minds  of  many  as 
to  the  authority  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  to  admit  many  of  the 
children  who  are  at  present  inmates  of  the  Home ; 

Whereas,  very  many  question  the  right  of  many  to  receive 
the  benefits  of  the  Home  who  are  inmates,  and 

Whereas,  it  is  desirable  that  full  information  in  regard  to 
this  matter  should  be  furnished  to  the  Legislature  and  the  public, 

Therefore  be  it  Besolved , that  the  Treasurer  of  this  Board 
be  directed  to  prepare  a statement  of  the  law  as  originally  passed, 
and  as  amended,  regulating  the  admission  of  children  to  the  ben- 
efits of  the  Home. 

Resolved , that  such  statement  when  so  prepared,  and  after 
approval  by  the  Board,  be  submitted  as  an  additional  report  by 
this  Board  to  the  State  Board  of  Public  Charities,  with  a request 
that  the  same  be  communicated  to  the  Governor  of  the  State. 

In  compliance  with  said  resolution  I have  the  honor  to  sub- 
mit the  following  statement : 

The  original  act  providing  for  the  establishment  of  the  Home 
is  entitled,  “An  act  to  establish  a home  for  the  children  of  de- 
ceased soldiers,”  and  was  approved  Feb.  16,  1865.  That  act 
contained  the  following  section  bearing  upon  the  question  of  the 
admission  of  children  : 

“The  object  of  this  incorporation  is  declared  to  be  to  provide 
a home  for  the  nurture  and  education,  without  charge,  of  all  in- 
digent children  of  soldiers  who  have  served  in  the  armies  of  the 
Union  during  the  present  rebellion,  and  have  been  disabled  from 
disease  or  wounds  therein,  or  have  died,  or  been  killed  in  such 
service ; and  in  accomplishment  of  this  end,  said  Trustees  may 
adopt  such  means  as  they  may  deem  best  suited  to  attain  the 


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Illinois  Soldiers ’ Orphans'  Home. 

same,  not  inconsistent  with  the  laws  of  this  State  then  in  force.” 
— Session  Laws  of  1865,  p.  77,  See.  6. 

The  next  act  bearing  upon  this  question  is,  “An  act  to 
amend  an  act  to  establish  a home  for  the  children  of  decased  sol- 
diers,” approved  March  5,  1867,  which  provides,  among  other 
things,  as  follows  : 

“That  there  shall  be  first  received  into  the  institution  chil- 
dren under  the  age  of  five  years,  who  are  in  indigent  circum- 
stances, and  then,  if  the  means  and  endowments  of  the  institu- 
tion justify  it,  indigent  orphans  above  that  age,  but  below  the 
age  of  ten  years,  shall  be  received  ; and  then,  if  there  are  sufficient 
means,  all  other  indigent  orphans,  but  none  who  are  over  the 
age  of  fourteen,  at  which  age  all  pupils  of  said  institution  shall  be 
discharged  therefrom.” — Session  Laws  of  1867,^?.  29,  See.  3. 

In  1869  an  act  was  passed  which  contained  the  following 
section : 

“In  special  cases  of  peculiar  inability  of  a pupil  to  support 
himself  or  herself,  the  said  Board  of  Trustees,  or  its  executive 
committee,  may  retain  such  pupil,  although  above  the  age  of 
fourteen  (14)  years,  and  until  said  pupil  has  reached  the  age  of 
sixteen  (16);  and  said  Trustees,  or  their  executive  committee, 
may  discharge  at  any  time  any  child  for  persistent  violation  of 
the  rules  of  said  Home,  or  when  in  their  judgment  it  is  necessary 
for  the  best  interests  and  good  government  of  the  same.” — Ses- 
sion Laws  of  1869,  p.  39,  See.  3. 

On  April  3,  1871,  an  act  was  approved  making  appropria- 
tions to  the  Home,  “for  the  support,  education,  nurture  and  care 
of  the  children  of  deceased  or  disabled  soldiers;”  but  aside  from 
the  general  purpose  stated,  it  contained  nothing  on  the  subject  of 
what  children  should  or  should  not  be  admitted. — Session  Laws 
of  1871-2,  p.  159. 

The  appropriation  of  1873  is  stated  to  be  for  a like  purpose 
as  the  last,  but  contains  nothing  further  on  the  subject. — Session 
Laics  of  1873,  p.  25. 

The  Legislature,  at  its  session  of  1875,  in  addition  to  the 
regular  appropriation  for  the  Home,  which  may  be  found  on  page 
24  of  the  laws  of  that  session,  passed  “an  act  to  regulate  the 
State  charitable  institutions  and  State  Reform  School,  and  to  im- 
prove their  organization  and  increase  their  efficiency.”  This  act 


Illinois  Soldiers ’ Orphans ’ Home. 


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is  in  effect  a revision  of  former  acts  concerning  the  Home  and 
other  charitable  institutions.  The  section  bearing  upon  the  sub- 
ject in  hand  is  as  follows : 

“The  object  of  the  Soldiers’  Orphans’  Home  shall  be  to 
provide  a home  for  the  nurture  and  intellectual,  moral  and  phys- 
ical culture  of  all  indigent  children  below  the  age  of  fourteen 
years,  whose  fathers  served  in  the  armies  of  the  Union  during 
the  late  rebellion,  and  have  died  or  been  disabled  by  reason  of 
wounds  or  disease  received  therein,  or  have  since  died ; provided, 
that  in  special  cases  of  peculiar  inability  of  a pupil  to  support 
himself  or  herself,  the  Trustees  may  retain  such  pupil  although 
above  the  age  of  fourteen  years,  and  until  such  pupil  has  reached 
the  age  of  sixteen,  beyond  which  no  pupil  shall  be  retained.” — 
Session  Laws  of  1875,  p.  105,  Sec.  5. 

Section  26  of  the  same  act  further  provides  that  “ail  resi- 
dents of  the  State  of  Illinois  who  are,  or  may  become  inmates  of 
any  of  the  State  charitable  institutions  shall  receive  their  board, 
tuition  and  treatment  free  of  charge  during  their  stay.  The  resi- 
dents of  other  States  may  be  admitted  to  said  institutions  upon 
the  payment  of  the  just  cost  of  said  board,  tuition  and  treatment; 
provided,  that  no  resident  of  another  State  shall  be  received  or 
retained  to  the  exclusion  of  any  resident  of  the  State  of  Illinois,  ’ ’ 
etc. — Laws  of  1875,  p.  109. 

An  act  making  appropriations  for  the  Home  will  be  found  in 
the  laws  of  1877,  at  page  36 ; but  it  contains  nothing  directly  in 
regard  to  the  admission  of  pupils.  The  appropriation,  as  in 
former  acts  is  stated  to  be  “for  the  support,  education,  nurture 
and  care  of  the  children  of  deceased  and  disabled  soldiers.” 

I find  no  other  acts,  which  in  any  way  relate  to  the  Home ; 
and  I have  referred  to  each  act  in  order  to  facilitate  an  original 
examination  by  any  one  who  may  wish  to  verify  this  report. 

It  will  be  seen  that  the  scope  and  object  of  the  Home  was 
materially  extended  by  the  act  of  1875,  above  cited.  The  requi- 
sites of  admission  now  are  : First , that  the  child  applying  is  in- 
digent. Second , that  the  father  served  in  the  army  of  the  Union 
during  the  late  rebellion.  Third , that  such  father  died,  or  was 
disabled  by  reason  of  wounds  or  disease  received  in  such  service, 
and,  Fourth , (by  act  of  1875,)  that  such  father  since  the  rebellion 
has  simply  died  without  reference  to  the  cause  or  manner  of  his 


16  Illinois  Soldiers'  Orphans'  Home. 

death.  This  is  believed  to  be  the  reasonable  construction  of  the 
law  as  it  now  stands. 

It  will  be  seen  that  the  date  of  a child’s  birth  makes  no  dif- 
ference where  all  other  requisites  are  met.  For  example, 
a man  disabled  by  reason  of  wounds  or  disease  received  or  con- 
tracted during  service,  has  since  the  war  married  and  has  a child. 
Such  child  is  in  indigent  circumstances.  It  may  have  been  born 
last  year.  It  would  not  on  that  account  be  excluded,  if  otherwise 
a competent  candidate.  Take  another  example,  which  is  the 
most  extreme  which  could  be  put : A soldier,  who  served  in  the 
Union  army,  and  who  came  home  safe  and  sound,  dies  and  leaves 
a child  under  fourteen  years  old ; it  may  be  but  two  or  three  years 
old.  This  child,  if  in  indigent  circumstances,  and  otherwise 
eligible,  may,  under  the  act  of  1875  be  admitted  to  the  Home. 

The  common  impression  is,  that  because  it  has  now  been 
about  fourteen  years  since  the  close  of  the  war,  there  cannot  pos- 
sibly be  many,  if  any  “soldiers’  orphans”  under  fourteen  years 
old.  That  this  impression  is  based  upon  an  erroneous  under- 
standing of  the  law  lixing  the  eligibility  of  pupils,  will  be  seen  by 
the  most  casual  reading  of  the  sections  above  cited. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

ISAAC  N.  PHILLIPS, 

Treasurer. 


(Exhibit  Number  2.) 


ROSTER  OF  ALL  INMATES 

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BOARD  OF  TRUSTEES 


OF  THE 


ILLINOIS 

Soldiers'  Orphans’  Home, 


TO  THE 


Thirty-Second  General  Assembly 


OF  THE 


STATE  OF  ILLINOIS. 


Bloomington,  III.  : 

PANTAGRAPH  PRINTING  ESTABLISHMENT. 
1881. 


To  the  Members  of  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  of 
the  Thirty-Second  General  Assembly  of  the  State  of 
Illinois: 

Gentlemen — The  Trustees  assume  that  in  enacting  laws 
relating  to  the  Soldiers’  Orphans’  Home,  and  in  making  appro- 
priations therefor,  you  desire  to  act  justly  and  fairly ; and.  that 
you  would  be  greatly  assisted  in  the  discharge  of  your  respon- 
sible duties  by  a concise  statement  of  its  affairs,  thereby  relieving 
you  from  the  irksome  labor  of  searching  the  almost  interminable 
reports  for  any  desired  information. 

We  are  well  aware  that  there  is  a common  impression 
abroad  in  the  land,  that  because  nearly  sixteen  years  have  now 
elapsed  since  the  close  of  the  war,  that  either  we  are  maintain- 
ing in  this  institution,  at  public  expense,  a large  number  of 
young  ladies  and  gentlemen  capable  of  earning  their  own  living, 
or  else  we  are  admitting  those  not  entitled  to  its  benefits ; but 
the  most  casual  reading  of  the  different  sections  of  the  law  here- 
inafter cited  will  dispel  this  erroneous  impression. 

The  original  act  providing  for  the  establishment  of  the  Home 
is  entitled,  “An  act  to  establish  a home  for  the  children  of  de- 
ceased soldiers,”  and  was  approved  February  16,  1865.  That 
act  contained  the  following  section  bearing  upon  the  question  of 
the  admission  of  children: 

“The  object  of  this  incorporation  'is  declared  to  be  to  provide  a home  for 
the  nurture  and  education,  without  charge,  of  all  indigent  children  of  soldiers 
who  have  served  in  the  armies  of  the  Union  during  the  present  rebellion,  and 
have  been  disabled  from  disease  or  wounds  therein,  or  have  died,  or  been  killed 
in  such  service;  and  in  accomplishment  of  this  end,  said  Trustees  may  adopt 
such  means  as  they  may  deem  best  suited  to  attain  the  same,  not  inconsistent 
with  the  laws  of  this  state  then  in  force.” — Session  Laws  of  1865,  p.  77,  § 6. 

The  next  act  bearing  upon  this  question  is,  “An  act  to 
amend  an  act  to  establish  a home  for  the  children  of  deceased 


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soldiers,”  approved  March  5,  1867,  which  provides,  among  other 
things,  as  follows : 

“That  there  shall  be  first  received  into  the  institution  children  under  the 
age  of  five  years,  who  are  in  indigent  circumstances;  and  then,  if  the  means 
and  endowments  of  the  institution  justify  it,  indigent  orphans  above  that  age, 
but  below  the  age  of  ten  years,  shall  be  received;  and  then,  if  there  are  suffi- 
cient means,  all  other  indigent  orphans,  but  none  who  are  over  the  age  of  four- 
teen, at  which  age  all  pupils  of  said  institution  shall  be  discharged  therefrom.” 
— Session  Laws  of  1867,  p.  29,  § 3. 

In  1869  an  act  was  passed  which  contained  the  following 
section : 

“In  special  cases  of  peculiar  inability  of  a pupil  to  support  himself  or  her- 
self, the  said  Board  of  Trustees,  or  its  executive  committee,  may  retain  such 
pupil,  although  above  the  age  of  fourteen  (14)  years,  and  until  said  pupil  has 
reached  the  age  of  sixteen  (16);  and  said  Trustees,  or  their  executive  committee, 
may  discharge  at  any  time  any  child  for  persistent  violation  of  the  rules  of  said 
Home,  or  when  in  their  judgment  it  is  necessary  for  the  best  interests  and  good 
government  of  the  same.” — Session  Laws  of  1869,  p.  39,  § 3. 

On  April  3,  1871,  an  act  was  approved  making  appropria- 
tions to  the  Home,  “for  the  support,  education,  nurture,  and 
care  of  the  children  of  deceased  or  disabled  soldiers;”  but,  aside 
from  the  general  purpose  stated,  it  contained  nothing  on  the  sub- 
ject of  what  children  should  or  should  not  be  admitted.  (Ses- 
sion Laws  of  1871-2,  p.  159.)' 

The  appropriation  of  1873  is  stated  to  be  for  a like  purpose 
as  the  last,  but  contains  nothing  further  on  the  subject.  (Ses- 
sion Laws  of  1873,  p.  25.) 

The  Legislature,  at  its  session  of  1875,  in  addition  to  the 
regular  appropriation  for  the  H^me,  which  may  be  found  on 
page  24  of  the  laws  of  that  session,  passed  “an  act  to  regulate 
the  state  charitable  institutions  and  State  Reform  School,  and  to 
improve  their  organization  and  increase  their  efficiency.”  This 
act  is  in  effect  a revision  of  former  acts  concerning  the  Home  and 
other  charitable  institutions.  The  section  bearing  upon  the  sub- 
ject in  hand  is  as  follows: 

“The  object  of  the  Soldiers’  Orphans’  Home  shall  be  to  provide  a home  for 
the  nurture,  and  intellectual,  moral,  and  physical  culture,  of  all  indigent 
children  below  the  age  of  fourteen  years,  whose  fathers  served  in  the  armies  of 


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the  Union  during  the  late  rebellion,  and  have  died  or  been  disabled  by  reason 
of  wounds  or  disease  received  therein,  or  have  since  died ; provided,  that  in 
special  cases  of  peculiar  inability  of  a pupil  to  support  himself  or  herself,  the 
Trustees  may  retain  such  pupil,  although  above  the  age  of  fourteen  years,  and 
until  such  pupil  has  reached  the  age  of  sixteen,  beyond  which  no  pupil  shall  be 
retained.” — Session  Laws  of  1875 , p.  105,  § 5. 

Section  26  of  the  same  act  further  provides  that  “ all  resi- 
dents of  the  state  of  Illinois  who  are,  or  may  become,  inmates  of 
any  of  the  state  charitable  institutions,  shall  receive  their  board, 
tuition,  and  treatment,  free  of  charge  during  their  stay.  The 
resideijts  of  other  states  may  be  admitted  to  said  institutions 
upon  the  payment  of  the  just  cost  of  said  board,  tuition,  and 
treatment;  provided,  that  no  resident  of  another  state  shall  be 
received  or  retained  to  the  exclusion  of  any  resident  of  the  state 
of  Illinois,”  &c.  (Laws  of  1875,  p.  109.) 

We  find  no  other  acts  which  in  any  way  relate  to  the  Home  ; 
and  we  have  referred  to  each  act  in  order  to  facilitate  an  original 
examination  by  any  one  who  may  wish  to  verify  this  report. 

It  will  be  seen  that  the  scope  and  object  of  the  Home  was 
materially  extended  by  the  act  of  1875,  above  cited.  The  requi- 
sites of  admission  now  are, — 1.  That  the  child  applying  is  indi- 
gent ; 2.  That  the  father  served  in  the  army  of  the  Union  during 
the  late  rebellion ; 3.  That  such  father  died,  or  was  disabled  by 
reason  of  wounds  or  disease  received  in  such  service ; and,  4.  (by 
act  of  1875)  That  such  father  since  the  rebellion  has  simply  died, 
without  reference  to  the  cause  or  manner  of  his  death.  This  is 
believed  to  be  the  reasonable  construction  of  the  law  as  it  now 
stands. 

It  will  be  seen  that  the  date  of  a child’s  birth  makes  no  dif- 
ference, where  all  other  requisites  are  met.  For  example,  a 
man,  disabled  by  reason  of  wounds  or  disease  received  or  con- 
tracted during  service,  has  since  the  war  married  and  has  a child. 
Such  child  is  in  indigent  circumstances.  It  may  have  been  born 
last  year.  It  would  not  on  that  account  be  excluded,  if  other- 
wise a competent  candidate.  Take  another  example,  which  is 


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the  most  extreme  that  could  be  put : A soldier,  who  served  in 
the  Union  army,  and  who  came  home  safe  and  sound,  dies  and 
leaves  a child  under  fourteen  years  old ; it  may  be  hut  two  or 
three  years  old.  This  child,  if  in  indigent  circumstances  and 
otherwise  eligible,  may,  under  the  act  of  1875,  be  admitted  to 
the  Home. 

To  guard  against  any  imposition  being  practiced  upon  us  in 
the  admission  of  applicants,  we  caused  the  following  circular  to 
be  published,  and  mailed  by  our  Treasurer  to  postmasters, 
county  officers,  and  responsible  citizens,  whence  the  children 
come : 

Bloomington,  III., 188. . 

Dear  Sir— You  are  respectfully  requested  to  answer  the  following  ques- 
tions concerning , lately  a resident  of , in county: 

1.  About  how  old? 

2.  Married  or  single? 

3.  Number  of  children,  with  names  ? 

4.  State  of  health? 

5.  Occupation? 

6.  Monthly  earnings  ? 

7.  Owns  what  property? 

8.  Reputation  and  character? 

9.  Is  this  person  able  to  support  a child? 

10.  Any  near  relatives  who  have  property  ? if  so,  give  names  and  residences. 

This  inquiry  is  made  in  the  interest  of  a public  charity,  and  is  not  my  in- 
dividual business.  Your  reply  will  be  held  confidential,  and  any  reasonable 
charge  for  your  trouble  will  be  promptly  settled  by  me. 

Please  return  in  enclosed  envelope.  Yours  truly, 

Isaac  N.  Phillips. 

The  following  is  one  of  these  circulars,  with  the  actual  an- 
swers returned : 

Bloomington,  III.,  Oct.  1,  1880. 

Dear  Sir — You  are  respectfully  requested  to  answer  the  following  ques- 
tions concerning  Melvina  Carnahan,  lately  a resident  of  Compton,  in  Lee 
county : 

1.  About  how  old? — Tliirty-five  or  forty  years. 

2.  Married  or  single? — Married. 

3.  Number  of  children,  with  names? — Five. 

4.  State  of  health? — Poor  health. 

5.  Occupation? — Setting  and  housework. 

6.  Monthly  earnings?— $8  to  $10 per  month. 

7.  Owns  what  property  ? — None. 


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8.  Reputation  and  character? — Good. 

9.  Is  this  person  able  to  support  a child? — Not. 

10.  Any  near  relatives  who  have  property?  if  so,  give  names  and  resi- 
dences.— None. 

This  inquiry  is  made  in  the  interest  of  a public  charity,  and  is  not  my  indi- 
vidual business.  Your  reply  will  be  held  confidential,  and  any  reasonable 
charge  for  your  trouble  will  be  promptly  settled  by  me. 

Please  return  in  enclosed  envelope.  Yours  truly, 

Isaac  N.  Phillips. 

Many  others  of  similar  character  could  be  given. 

We  have  strenuously  endeavored  to  conduct  the  institution 
carefully  and  economically ; and,  to  show  you  for  what  purposes 
we  have  expended  the  money  appropriated  to  us  by  the  preced- 
ing Legislature,  we  submit  the  following  summary  of  receipts  and 
expenditures : 


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FINANCIAL  STATEMENT 

of  the  Receipts  and  Expenditures  of  the  Illinois  Soldiers'  Orphans'  Home , Nor- 
mal, for  the  fiscal  year  from  October  1,  1878,  to  September  30,  1879. 

ORDINARY  EXPENSE  FUND. 

1878.  Dr.  Cr. 

Oct.  1,  To  Balance $ 1,971.52 

“ “ Appropriation  for  quarter  ending  Dec.  31 . . 11,250.00 

1879. 

Jan.  1,  “ Appropriation  for  quarter  ending  March  31  11,250.00 

April  1,  “ Appropriation  for  quarter  ending  June  30. . 11,250.00 

July  1,  “ Appropriation  for  quarter  ending  Sept.  30  11,250.00 

Sept.  30,  “ Sales  of  live  stock 123.60 

“ “ Rents 60.00 

“ “ Sales  of  waste  materials,  of  all  sorts 23.62 

“ “All  other  sources 30.00 

1879. 

Sept.  30,  By  indebtedness  incurred  on  account  of— 

Attendance  (salaries  and  wages) $13,942.72 

Food 11,421.73 

Clothing,  bedding,  &c 8,429.39 

Laundry  supplies 464 . 1 5 

Fuel 1,027.85 

Light 896.00 

Water 2.75 

Medicines  and  medical  supplies 411.62 

Freight  and  transportation 452.16 

Postage  and  telegraphing 143.71 

Books  and  stationery 244.15 

Printing  and  advertising 158.63 

Music  and  amusements 157.71 

Instruments  and  apparatus 21.61 

Household  expenses 472.06 

Furniture 806.21 

Buildings,  improvements  and  repairs 1,808.00 

Tools 24.15 

Machinery,  &c 100.90 

Farm,  garden,  stock,  grounds,  roads,  and 

fences 569.14 

Real  estate 200.00 

Legal  expenses 56.15 

Burial  expenses 49.00 

By  balance 5,348.95 


$47,208.74  $47,208.74 

1879. 

Oct.  1,  To  balance  (in  hands  of  Treasurer), 


$5,348.95 


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FINANCIAL  STATEMENT 

of  the  Receipts  and  Expenditures  of  the  Illinois  Soldiers'  Orphans'  Home,  Nor- 
mal, for  the  fiscal  year  from  October  1,  1879,  to  September  30,  1880. 

ORDINARY  EXPENSE  FUND. 

1879.  Dr.  Cr. 

Oct.  1,  To  balance $5,348.95 

“ “ Appropriation  for  quarter  ending  Dec.  31 . . 9,937.50 

1880. 

Jan.  1,  “ Appropriation  for  quarter  ending  March  31  9,937.50 

April  1,  “ Appropriation  for  quarter  ending  June  30. . 9,937.50 

July  1,  “ Appropriation  for  quarter  ending  Sept.  30. . 9,937.50 

Sept.  30,  “ Appropriation  for  quarter  ending  Dec.  31 . . 9,937.50 

“ “ Sale  of  live  stock 241.77 

“ “ Sale  of  real  estate 225.00 

“ “ Rents 52.75 

“ “ Sales  of  waste  materials,  of  all  sorts 481.54 

“ “All  other  sources 232.60 

1880. 

. Sept.  30,  By  indebtedness  incurred  on  account  of — 

Attendance  (salaries  and  wages) $14,616.91 

Food 13,408.90 

Clothing,  bedding,  &c 9,362.27 

Laundry  supplies 545.00 

Fuel 2,852.42 

Light 730.48 

Medicines  and  medical  supplies 383.03 

Freight  and  transportation 211.70 

Postage  and  telegraphing 144.29 

Books  and  stationery 205.70 

Printing  and  advertising ...  73.40 

Music  and  amusements 131.49 

Instruments  and  apparatus 6.50 

Household  expenses 440.78 

Furniture 1,394.93 

Buildings,  improvements  and  repairs 1,217.19 

Tools 20.40 

Machinery,  &c 154.06 

Farm,  garden,  stock,  grounds,  roads,  and 

fences 1,564.71 

Burial  expenses 69.50 

By  balance 8,736.45 


$56,270.11  $56,270.11 

1880.  i — - 

Oct.  1,  To  balance  (in  hands  of  Treasurer) $8,736.45 


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REPAIRS  AND  IMPROVEMENTS. 

1878—  Oct.  1,  To  Balance . . $1,916.72 

1879 —  July  1,  “ Amount  of  appropriation 3,000.00 

Sept.  30,  By  Indebtedness  incurred  on  account  of 

improvements  and  repairs $3,096.54 

“ Balance 1,820.18 

$4,916.72  $4,916.72 

Oct.  1,  To  Balance $1,820.18 

LIBRARY  FUND. 

1878—  Oct.  1,  To  Balance $239.04 

1879 —  Sept.  30,  By  Indebtedness  incurred  on  account  of 

library  books $239.04 


FURNITURE  FUND. 

1878—  Oct.  1,  To  Balance $172.83 

1879 —  Sept.  30,  By  Indebtedness  incurred  on  account  of 

furniture $172.83 


PAINTING,  GRAINING,  AND  VARNISHING  FUND. 

1878—  Oct.  1,  To  Balance *. $334.35 

1879 —  Sept.  30,  By  Indebtedness  incurred  on  account  of 


PAINTING  ROOF  AND  CUPOLA  FUND. 

1878 —  Oct.  1,  To  Balance $200.00 

1879 —  Sept.  30,  By  Indebtedness  incurred  on  account  of 

painting  roof  and  cupola. $200.00 


NEW-ROOF  FUND. 

1878 —  Oct.  1,  To  Balance $1,040.00 

1879 —  Sept.  30,  By  Indebtedness  incurred  on  account  of 

new  roof. $1,040.00 


improvements  and  repairs. 

1879—  Oct.  I,  To  Balance $1,820.18 

1880 —  Sept.  30,  By  Indebtedness  incurred  on  account  of 

improvements  and  repairs $691.10 

“ Balance 1,129.08 

$1,820.18  $1,820.18 

sewerage  fund. 

1880 — July  1,  To  Appropriation $500.00 

Sept.  30,  By  Indebtedness  incurred  on  account  of 

sewer $366.84 

“ Balance 133.16 


$500.00  $500.00 


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RECAPITULATION. 

Item. 

Ordinary  expenses 

Special  expenses 

Average  cost  per  capita  per  year 

“ “ “ day 

Cash  surplus,  Oct.  1 

1879. 

...  $41,859.79 
. . . . 5,082.76 

138.60 
.38 

. . . . 15,286.45 

1880.  1879-80. 

$47,533.66  $89,393.45 

1,057.94  6,140.70 

154.33  146.47 

.42  .40 

8,736.45 

Item. 

Average  attendance 

Number  admitted 

“ discharged 

1879.  1880. 

. 302  308 

. 109  150 

. 68  133 

1879-80. 

305 

259 

201 

“ died 4 3 * 7 

It  will  be  observed  that  the  expenses  of  the  last  year  exceed 
that  of  the  preceding  one  by  $5,673.87.  This  is  mainly  in  the 
first  four  items, — 1.  Salaries  and  wages,  $673.19;  caused  by  a 
slight  increase  of  some  salaries,  and  the  employment  of  a prin- 
cipal for  the  schools;  2.  Food, '$1,987.17;  3.  Clothing,  bedding, 
&c.,  $932.88;  4.  Laundry  supplies,  $80.85;  5.  Fuel,  $1,824.57. 
Total,  $5,498.66. 

At  the  time  of  making  the  report,  two  years  ago  (Novem- 
ber 30,  1878),  there  were  291  children  in  the  institution;  but 
now,  two  years  and  one  month  later,  there  are  341  present,  or 
fifty  more  children  than  before.  This  increase  of  children,  to- 
gether with  some  rise  in  the  prices  of  supplies,  and  the  fact  that 
in  September  last  we  laid  in  a large  supply  of  coal  (which  proved 
a fortunate  thing,  owing  to  the  extreme  cold  weather  and  miners’ 
strikes),  will  account  for  the  difference  of  expenses  for  the  two 
years. 

In  comparing  the  cost  per  capita  of  our  institution  with 
others  in  the  state,  it  should  be  remembered  that  we  furnish 
food,  clothing,  schooling,  everything,  for  forty  cents  per  day; 
while  in  many  others  the  clothing  is  otherwise  provided  for. 

We  also  publish,  below,  our  report  made  to  the  Governor, 
transmitting  reports,  October  1,  1880,  as  giving,  in  as  brief  and 
concise  form  as  possible,  what  we  have  been  doing  for  the  care 
and  nurture  of  these  orphan  children. 


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To  His  Excellency , Honorable  Shelby  M.  Cullom , Governor  of 
the  State  of  Illinois : 

Sir — We  herewith  transmit  the  reports  and  detailed  state- 
ments of  the  Superintendent,  Treasurer,  Physician,  and  Princi- 
pal of  the  schools  of  the  Soldiers’  Orphans’  Home,  covering  the 
period  of  two  years  from  October  1,  A.  D.  1878,  to  September 
30,  A.  D.  1880.  We  have  carefully  inspected  the  institution 
repeatedly  during  this  time,  and  are  satisfied  that  each  depart- 
ment is  efficiently  conducted,  and  that  the  whole  institution  is  in 
excellent  condition. 

A greater  number  of  children  have  been  maintained  at  the 
Home  during  the  past  two  years  than  at  any  previous  period  of 
of  its  existence.  Although  we  have  discharged  every  one  when 
they  arrived  at  the  age  of  fourteen  years,  and  some  few  before 
that  time,  and  have  admitted  children  until  the  physician  has 
warned  us  that  we  might  endanger  their  health  by  overcrowding, 
yet  we  have  been  unable  to  accommodate  a large  number  of 
worthy  applicants.  Being  unable  to  provide  for  all,  we  have 
endeavored  to  care  for  the  most  needy.  To  guard  against  impo- 
sition, we  have  caused  circulars  of  inquiry  to  be  addressed  to 
postmasters,  county  officers,  bankers,  and  other  reputable  citi- 
zens whence  the  children  came,  and  are  happy  to  say  that  the 
information  thus  obtained  has  established  the  most  perfect  good 
faith  on  the  part  of  applicants.  This  increase  in  the  number  of 
inmates  has  necessarily  entailed  additional  expenses,  especially 
for  food,  clothing,  and  general  supplies ; besides,  the  quite  gen- 
eral rise  in  prices  has  increased  the  costs  of  all  materials  pur- 
chased, rendering  it  very  difficult  to  keep  our  expenditures  with- 
in our  appropriations. 

The  average  age  of  the  inmates  is  eight  and  three-quarters 
years, — the  youngest  being  two  years  old,  and  the  eldest  thir- 
teen and  one-half  years  of  age. 


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Knowing  that  these  children  are  practically  thrown  upon  the 
world  to  maintain  themselves  at  the  tender  age  of  fourteen  years, 
we  have  thought  their  welfare  would  be  best  promoted  by  giving 
them  all  the  education  possible  while  they  remain  in  the  institu- 
tion, not  only  in  the  knowledge  of  the  books,  but  in  the  practi- 
cal duties  of  life. 

\ 

At  our  request,  the  State  Superintendent  of  schools  and  the 
County  Superintendent  of  McLean  county  have  visited  and  in- 
spected our  schools,  and,  upon  their  recommendation,  we  have, 
in  addition  to  the  teachers  heretofore  in  service,  employed  a 
principal  to  have  charge  and  supervision  of  the  work;  and  we 
are  endeavoring  to  make  our  schools  second  to  none  of  the 
graded  schools  of  tbe  state,  and  to  give  the  children  a good  com- 
mon-school education, — no  branches  being  taught  save  such  as 
are  prescribed  for  the  common  schools  of  the  country. 

We  have  also  caused  the  children  to  be  divided  into  details 
or  sections  for  work, — the  boys  to  work  on  the  farm,  in  the  gar- 
den, and  about  the  stables  and  grounds,  and  at  such  work  as 
may  be  appropriate  for  them  about  the  buildings ; the  girls  to 
work  in  the  kitchen,  the  laundry,  the  dining-room,  and  about  the 
house,  and  in  the  sewing  classes. 

In  this  manner  the  boys  are  taught  to  plow,  hoe,  weed  in 
the  garden,  feed  and  curry  the  horses,  sweep  and  dust  the  school 
rooms,  clean  the  grounds,  and  assist  in  the  work  about  the  main 
building. 

The  girls  are  taught  to  cook,  set  the  table,  and  wash  dishes, 
wash  and  iron  clothes,  and  to  sweep,  dust,  scrub,  and  make  beds; 
and,  under  the  direction  of  an  experienced  instructress,  they  are 
taught  to  sew,  so  they  can  make  their  own  clothes. 

The  delicate  and  responsible  duty  of  finding  homes  for  these 
orphan  children  when  discharged  from  the  institution,  has  been 
performed  to  the  best  of  our  ability ; and,  so  far  as  possible,  we 
have  aimed  to  place  them  with  substantial  farmers,  rather  than 
send  them  into  the  towns  or  cities. 


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We  estimate  the  value  of  all  the  property  in  the  hands  of 
the  trustees  September  30,  A.  D.  1880,  as  follows: 


Lands • $ 10,600.00 

Main  building  and  gas  fixtures  complete 125,000.00 

School  building .* 15,000.00 

Boiler-house,  kitchen,  and  laundry 6,000.00 

Steam  heating  apparatus,  complete 8,000.00 

Barns,  carpenter  shop,  and  other  improvements 3,750.00 

Furniture  in  all  departments,  including  beds  and  bedding 12,685.00 

Library  and  school  books 1,755.00 

Horses,  carriages,  wagons,  and  farm  implements 2,000.00 

Dry  goods  and  groceries,  in  store 6,000.00 

Laundry  machinery  and  fixtures 980.00 

400  tons  coal  on  hand 800.00 

1200  gallons  gasoline  on  hand 250.00 


$192,820.00 


We  would  respectfully  request  the  following  appropriations 
for  the  support  and  maintainance  of  this  institution  for  the  next 


two  years;  to- wit, — 

Ordinary  expenses $85,250.00 

Improvements  and  repairs 3,000.00 

Library  (new  books) 500.00 

Hospital  building 8,000.00 

Addition  to  school  building 3,500.00 

New  boiler-house 4,300.00 


$104,550.00 


The  civilization  of  the  age  demands  that  the  feeble-minded, 
insane,  deaf  and  dumb,  and  blind,  shall  be  provided  for  at  pub- 
lic expense,  instead  of  being  driven  forth,  as  in  ancient  times,  to 
“perish  of  hunger  and  cold,  or  to  be  devoured  by  wild  beasts.” 
It  is  believed  that  no  thoughtful  or  humane  citizen  objects  to 
these  benefactions  in  favor  of  such  unfortunate  beings  as  are  by 
nature  deprived  of  their  faculties  so  as  to  render  them  dependent 
and  helpless. 

The  obligations  of  the  state  to  these  unfortunate  children, 
who  have  been  deprived  of  their  natural  protectors  by  the  state 
taking  the  life  or  the  health  of  their  fathers  for  the  public 


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defense,  thereby  rendering  them  dependent  orphans,  would  seem 
to  be  even  greater  than  to  those  rendered  helpless  by  nature. 

The  state  of  Illinois  has  nobly  responded  to  these  claims 
upon  it,  and  we  doubt  not  that  it  will  fully  maintain  its  honor  in 
this  matter.  Yery  respectfully, 

John  I.  Rinaker, 

John  C.  Black, 

Ira  J.  Bloomfield, 

Normal,  111.,  Oct.  1,  1880.  Trustees. 


In  this  report  we  are  asking  for  three  special  appropria- 
tions,— 

1.  The  experience  of  the  past  two  years,  with  sore  eyes, 
measles,  and  other  contagious  diseases  among  so  large  a number 
of  children,  has  demonstrated  the  absolute  necessity  of  a hospital 
building,  separate  from  the  main  building,  where  those  so  afflicted 
may  be  prevented  from  mingling  with  the  other  children ; and, 
besides,  in  the  crowded  condition  of  the  institution,  it  is  very 
desirable  that  the  hospital,  with  all  its  offensive  odors,  be  re- 
moved far  enough  from  the  sleeping  apartments  of  the  children 
to  prevent  any  infection. 

2.  The  increase  of  inmates  has  overcrowded  our  schools, 
so  that  part  of  the  children  can  only  be  in  school  half  of  each 
day;  whereas  we  ought  to  be  able  to  give  these  children  all  the 
schooling  we  can,  because,  to  the  most  of  them,  their  departure 
from  the  Home,  at  the  age  of  fourteen,  will  mark  the  end  of 
their  school  days.  Besides,  the  principal  should  have  a room 
where  she  can  have  an  office,  and  examine  classes,  and,  when 
the  school  is  crowded,  teach  part  of  the  time. 

3.  The  erection  of  a hospital  building  and  an  addition  to  the 
school  house  would  necessitate  some  increase  of  our  heating  ca- 
pacity. And,  when  that  is  done,  it  seems  very  desirable,  both 
as  a matter  of  convenience  and  of  safety,  that  the  large  steam 


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boilers  should  be  taken  from  under  the  kitchen  and  laundry; 
for  large  numbers  of  the  children  are  employed  there,  and  an 
explosion  might  produce  such  awful  results  that  we  should  not 
heedlessly  so  expose  their  lives.  The  present  board  are  not 
responsible  for  the  creation  of  this  danger,  and  do  not  want  to 
maintain  it.  Had  the  contractor  and  architect  studiously  aimed 
at  inconvenience  and  danger,  it  is  difficult  to  conceive  how  they 
could  have  exceeded  the  result. 

The  following  Roster  of  all  the  inmates  of  the  Soldiers’ 
Orphans’  Home,  up  to  January  1,  1881,  shows  the  name  of  each 
child,  postoffice  address,  name  of  the  county,  condition  of  the 
parents,  and  the  company  and  regiment  in  which  the  father 
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Illinois  Soldiers ’ Orphans ’ Home. 


COUNTIES 

having  a representation  in  the  Soldiers'  Orphans'  Home , number  of  chil- 

dren from  each  County , January  1,  1881. 


Counties. 

No.  Ch’n. 

Counties. 

No.  Ch’n. 

Counties. 

No.  Ch’n 

Clark 

23 

Knox 

4 

Sangamon . . . 

5 

Champaign  . . . 

18 

LaSalle 

18 

Scott 

10 

Cook 

9 

Livingston 

2 

Shelby 

4 

Cumberland. . . 

3 

Logan 

10 

Stark 

8 

Cass 

3 

Lee 

7 

Tazewell 

2 

Clay 

2 

Marion 

19 

Union 

3 

DeWitt 

2 

McLean 

46 

Vermilion . . . 

2 

DeKalb 

2 

Macon 

14 

Will 

9 

Du  Page 

3 

Macoupin 

3 

White 

2 

Douglas 

1 

McDonough. . . 

Wayne 

3 

Effingham. . . . 

2 

Mason 

6 

Warren 

7 

Fayette 

2 

Mercer 

2 

Wabash 

8 

Fulton 

6 

Pike 

8 

Winnebago. . 

3 

Grundy 

Perry 

8 

Woodford.. . . 

4 

Henderson 

Hancock 

1 

Piatt 

Peoria 

5 

Washington . 

2 

53  Counties. 

Total  341 

Iroquois 

1 

Putnam 

2 

Jo  Daviess 

Rock  Island.. . 

11 

Jackson 

5 

Richland 

3 

This  Roster  is  made  up  to  the  first  day  of  January,  as  more 
convenient ; although  two  or  three  children  have  since  that  been 
discharged,  and  five  or  six  admitted,  making  the  total  up  to 
January  25,  in  the  Home,  344;  and  among  the  last  admitted 
there  is  one  child  only  eleven  months  old. 

We  respectfully  invite  not  only  the  regularly  appointed  com- 
mittees, but  all  the  members  of  the  Legislature,  to  visit  the 
institution,  and  examine  for  yourselves ; and  come,  if  you  like, 
unheralded.  You  can  then  see  things  in  every-day  dress,  and 
the  usual  routine  of  work  and  instruction  pursued  at  the  institu- 
tion. 

Respectfully  submitted.  John  I.  Rinaker, 

John  C.  Black, 

Ira  J.  Bloomfield, 

Jan.  25,  1881.  Trustees. 


